Leani García Torres
Leani García Torres is the Associate Director of State & Local Initiatives at New American Economy (NAE. She is responsible for overseeing and expanding the organization's policy and advocacy efforts through state business coalitions and compacts on immigration, state legislative advocacy, and advising governors' policy staff on immigrant economic and workforce integration. Leani has more than nine years of experience working at the intersection of business and public policy across the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. She holds an MA from New York University's Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and a BA in Political Science from California State University, Long Beach.